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Wake Up to Money

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Wake Up to Money
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    LIV - or let die?

    2026-04-16 | 51 mins.
    Sean Farrington discusses reports that LIV Golf is on the verge of collapse. The breakaway tour - heavily backed by Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Wealth Fund - split the game in two when it launched in 2022.
    Also - we hear from the governor of the Bank of England who's in Washington alongside the world's leaders in finance at the Spring meeting of the IMF and World Bank.
    Earlier this week, the IMF singled out the UK as one of the countries set to suffer a “large negative effect” from the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East.
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    Mythos vs Reality

    2026-04-15 | 52 mins.
    Sean Farrington analyses the potential impacts of Anthropic's new AI engine, which the company says can expose vulnerabilities in every operating system and web browser.
    Plus - what's in store for the UK video gaming industry as its leaders gather this week for London Games Festival?
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    Trouble in the Strait

    2026-04-14 | 53 mins.
    Sean Farrington get the latest following the US blockade of Iran's Ports. We bring you the legal reaction to the US and Iranian operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, a Gulf-based business owner tells us how the conflict is affecting there chain of pubs and cafés in the region.
    Elsewhere we gets the Trade body reaction to the EU's new Entry-Exit System became fully operational on Friday.
    And hears from one company who are putting specialist artificial intelligence robots into its boardroom.
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    Strait talk

    2026-04-13 | 51 mins.
    Will Bain hears the latest on the war in the Middle East, its impact on UK households, the British steel industry, and farmers. Elsewhere, a ban on Premier League football clubs featuring gambling companies as their main shirt sponsors begins next season.
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    Oil in troubled waters

    2026-04-10 | 51 mins.
    With attacks on Lebanon signalling peace in the Middle East is yet to be guaranteed, Sean Farrington will be discussing what it all means for the economy at home and abroad.
    In Ireland, anger at fuel prices rises has turned into blockades of depots and roads. We'll be hearing from an industry boss about what's at the heart of the protests.
    And why sneaking out of the office to watch the cricket no longer means dodging work. We'll be finding out all about the cricket stadium that doubles as a co-working space.

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